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Where did you go, Ms. Pac-Man?

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137 points glhaynes | 8 comments | 17 Jun 24 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.968s | source | bottom
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toast0 ◴[17 Jun 24 21:04 UTC] No.40711059[source]▶
> After all, this would be like if Nintendo re-released a Super Mario game and swapped out Princess Peach for a Princess Pineapple or Princess Pumpkin and just acted like it wasn’t weird.

Yeah, that'd be weird, but swapping Princess Peach for Princess Toadstool was fine?

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1. dragontamer ◴[17 Jun 24 21:20 UTC] No.40711208[source]▶
Mario saves Pauline in Donkey Kong / original game, and Pauline didn't come back into mainstream Mario games until Super Mario Odyssey (2017).

Princess Toadstool / Princess Peach seem to be the same character, much like Bowser / King Koopa, or Dr. Eggman vs Dr. Robotnik. The strange changing of names over the years has happened to other characters, but I think in-game cannon is that Princess Peach truly is Princess Toadstool.

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Still, with Princess Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy, I'd say that Mario has definitely tried the "Princess Swap" move already.

Or really... Pauline was already swapped out for Princess Toadstool.

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2. NeoTar ◴[17 Jun 24 21:25 UTC] No.40711248[source]▶
Pauline comes back in Super Mario Odyssey as the mayor of New Donk city.

And the Super Mario Land (Gameboy) series introduced Princess Daisy as a potential love interest- she’s now a mainstay of the series and often romantically linked with Luigi.

3. Dwedit ◴[17 Jun 24 21:30 UTC] No.40711292[source]▶
Donkey Kong '94 (Game Boy) brought back Pauline.

Donkey Kong '94 is also about as close as you can get to being a Mario Game without actually being considered a Mario Game.

4. toast0 ◴[18 Jun 24 06:37 UTC] No.40714708[source]▶
> Mario saves Pauline in Donkey Kong

Jumpman saves Pauline in Donkey Kong.

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5. aleph_minus_one ◴[18 Jun 24 10:50 UTC] No.40716187[source]▶
> Still, with Princess Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy, I'd say that Mario has definitely tried the "Princess Swap" move already.

In Super Mario Land, instead Princess Daisy appeared.

6. mrob ◴[18 Jun 24 14:53 UTC] No.40718514[source]▶
He's called Jumpman in the operator's manual, but I'm not aware of any official material intended for the general public that uses that name.
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7. tmtvl ◴[18 Jun 24 21:51 UTC] No.40722489[source]▶
Fun tidbit: while we all know Mario is a plumber from Brooklyn, Jumpman is in fact a carpenter.
8. dlgeek ◴[21 Jun 24 14:06 UTC] No.40749783{3}[source]▶
The cabinet art on the control panel does: https://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Donkey_Kong_(game)#/media/...